Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are heavily inclined towards a sedentary lifestyle. This is caused by a combination of physical impairments and cognitive dysfunction. However, regular physical activity in PD is highly desirable, for two reasons. First, physical activity has positive generic effects in preventing complications such as cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis and certain cases of cancer. Secondly, physical activity has additional disease-specific merits in PD such as depression, sleep disturbances and constipation. These effects lead to raised quality of life. Furthermore, animal studies suggest that physical activity could slow down disease progression.

Simply informing patients about the importance of physical activity is not enough to initiate and maintain an adequate level of physical activity. We propose to develop a physical activity promoting program for sedentary patients with PD in order to raise their level of daily physical activity.

Objective: The first aim of the study is to investigate whether a physical activity promotion program will result in an increase in physical activity in sedentary patients with PD.

The second aim is to demonstrate an increase in physical fitness and quality of life.

Physical Therapy according to the Dutch guidelines for Physical Therapy in Parkinson's Disease combined with a coaching program aimed to promote the level of physical activity Duration program: 2 years Maximum number of sessions: 35 per year Duration of sessions: 30 minutes

Other Name: n.a.

Active Comparator: B

Physical Therapy aimed to move safely

Other: Physical therapy aimed to move safely

Physical Therapy according to the Dutch guidelines for Physical Therapy in Parkinson's Disease solely focused on safety of movement.

Duration program: 2 years Maximum number of sessions: 35 per year Duration sessions: 30 minutes

Other Name: n.a.

Detailed Description:

no extensive description

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

40 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Idiopathic PD

Hoehn and Yahr stage I-III

Between 40 and 75 years old

Not meeting the norm for healthy physical activity: the latter being defined according to international standards as either five days a week 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity, or 3 days a week 20 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00748488

Locations

Netherlands

Tergooiziekenhuizen

Hilversum, Postbus 10016, Netherlands, 1201 DA

Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

Den Bosch, Postbus 1101, Netherlands, 5200 BD

Catharina ziekenhuis

Eindhoven, Postbus 1350, Netherlands, 5602 ZA

Vie Curie Medisch Centrum

Venlo, Postbus 1926, Netherlands, 5900 BX

Hagaziekhuis

Den Haag, Postbus 40551, Netherlands, 2504 LN

Medisch Centrum Haaglanden

Den Haag, Postbus 432, Netherlands, 2501 CK

Medisch Centrum alkmaar

Alkmaar, Postbus 50, Netherlands, 1800 AM

Maaslandziekenhuis

Sittard, Postbus 5500, Netherlands, 6130 MB

Tergooiziekenhuizen

Blaricum, Postbus 900, Netherlands, 1250 CA

Gelreziekenhuizen

Apeldoorn, Postbus 9014, Netherlands, 7300 DS

Amphia Ziekenhuis

Breda, Postbus 90157, Netherlands, 4800 RL

De Gelreziekenhuizen

Zutphen, Postbus 9020, Netherlands, 7200 GZ

Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei

Ede, Postbus 9025, Netherlands, 6710 HN

Elkerliek ziekenhuis

Helmond, Postbus 98, Netherlands, 5700 AB

Reinier de Graaf Groep

Delft, Netherlands

Deventer Ziekenhuis

Deventer, Netherlands

Slingeland Ziekenhuis

Doetinchem, Netherlands

St. Anna Ziekenhuis

Geldrop, Netherlands

Groene Hart Ziekenhuis

Gouda, Netherlands

Kennemer Gasthuis

Haarlem, Netherlands

Atrium Medisch Centrum

Heerlen, Netherlands

Westfriesgasthuis

Hoorn, Netherlands

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Maastricht, Netherlands

Ziekenhuis Bernhoven

Oss, Netherlands

Laurentius Ziekenhuis

Roermond, Netherlands

Franciscus Ziekenhuis

Roosendaal, Netherlands

Erasmus Medisch Centrum

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Maasstad Ziekenhuis

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sint Franciscus Gasthuis

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Vlietland Ziekenhuis

Schiedam, Netherlands

Orbis Medisch Centrum

Sittard, Netherlands

't Lange Land Ziekenhuis

Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Sponsors and Collaborators

Radboud University

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development